Round 1

The middleweights clinch on the fence in the opening minute, with
Vettori holding outside position. Pereira reverses and trips the
Italian to the floor, but Vettori sweeps to the top only seconds
later. Vettori tries to work some ground-and-pound as he scoots
“Uda” toward the fence, but the newcomer’s posture is hindered by
Pereira’s body triangle from the bottom. Pereira kicks his legs up
to threaten a submission as they near the fence; Vettori stacks him
up and then catches Pereira as he rolls to his knees. Vettori
snares Pereira’s head with his left arm, sits down and throws a leg
over the Brazilian’s back as he cranks the arm-in guillotine. “Uda”
resists for a moment, then taps out to the choke.

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Round 1

Griffin tries to step inside early and runs into a right hand from
Covington, who looks to change levels behind the punch but can’t
get in on Griffin’s legs. The next effort from Covington yields a
takedown, and now the wrestler shoves Griffin from the center
toward the fence. Griffin snatches a kimura from the bottom and
uses it to sweep, but he can’t get to his feet before Covington
sits up and drives on his legs again. Covington keeps Griffin
trapped against the wall with a waistlock until he’s able to
flatten out “Max Pain” again. With two minutes left in the round,
Covington takes full mount, but Griffin forces him back to half
guard. Covington moves to side control as the welterweights roll
away from the fence and back toward the center. Covington gets full
mount again in the closing seconds and drops a couple solid elbows
on Griffin before the bell.

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Round 2

Covington wastes little time getting inside and grabbing hold of
Griffin’s legs for another takedown near the fence. Griffin turns
his back and tries to escape from his knees, but Covington wraps
him up from behind and feeds him right hands over the shoulder.
Covington attaches himself with one hook, begins looking for a
rear-naked choke and then opts for more punches instead. Griffin
nearly gets to his feet, only to be pulled back down, flattened out
and mounted. There’s a significant cut on the right side of
Griffin’s forehead, leaking blood across his face, and Covington is
trying to add to the damage with more ground-and-pound. With two
minutes on the clock, Covington puts Griffin on his side and
connects with several solid left hands. Griffin powers back to his
feet, but only for a moment, as Covington rips him straight back to
the mat. Covington gets a hook established and resumes his
punching, while Griffin tries to cover up, still leaking blood all
over the canvas. Covington jumps off Griffin’s back and allows him
to stand for the final 15 seconds of the round.

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Round 3

Covington shoots an early single, but Griffin spins with the
wrestler and fends off the shot. Seconds later, another single-leg
attempt from Covington brings the fight to the ground. Griffin gets
to one knee and tries to stand up against the wall, but Covington
hops on his back to land some quick left hands. Griffin is slowly
flattened out on his stomach as he continues to absorb left hands
to the head. A few dozen shots have gone unanswered now, and
referee Mark Smith is starting to move toward the fighters. Smith
takes a close look while Griffin eats more left hands, then finally
steps in for the stoppage.

The Official Result

Round 1

Larkin backs up Magny with a straight right hand, then appears to
hurt the taller man with a kick to the body. Magny covers up well
and gets back to bouncing on his toes after Larkin’s brief assault
subsides. Larkin sends Magny to his backside with a push-kick to
the body, then runs him against the fence. Magny takes a hard elbow
to the face as the welterweights break their clinch; he shoots
sloppily from the outside and gets tripped to the floor before
Larkin strolls away. Larkin is landing some nasty kicks to Magny’s
lead leg, and they’re starting to take a toll, as Magny hops
backward to lean against the fence. Larkin stuffs another shot,
spins Magny around with another kick to the lead leg. The fighters
clinch with two minutes remaining, Larkin on the outside until he
shoves Magny to the canvas. Magny gets back up, only to be hobbled
by three more leg kicks. Magny tries to pull Larkin into his guard
but can’t hold him there for more than a few seconds. Larkin
sprawls on another shot and clubs Magny with hammerfists to the
side of the head. They’re hard shots, and referee Dan Miragliotta
leans in to check on the slumping Magny before getting between the
fighters to stop the bout. Lorenz Larkin earns an impressive
first-round stoppage, becoming the first man to (officially) knock
out Neil Magny.

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Round 1

Both strawweights swing and miss with punches as they try to find
their range in the opening minute. Markos tries to come inside and
gets Thai clinched, then pulled to the ground near the fence. The
Canadian springs back to her feet and trips Casey to the floor in
the center of the cage. Markos wraps up Casey’s head and right arm,
then drops short left hands while “Cast Iron” squirms and tries to
escape. Casey is eating punches, but they don’t look to be
fight-ending strikes, and she’s slowly slipping around to try and
loop in a hook. Casey gets a leg between Markos’ legs and pulls her
backward, and suddenly it’s Casey sweeping to top position. Markos
flattens herself out to prevent Casey from taking her back, then
slowly twists herself around and forces Casey to her back again.
Casey swings her legs around to threaten with a triangle, then
switches to an armbar and goes belly-down, forcing Markos to submit
in a hurry.

The Official Result

Round 1

Lobov takes the center of the cage and begins stalking Avila around
the outside, momentarily pushing him against the fence before
backing off to deliver a body shot. A leg kick lands for the
Russian southpaw, and now his punches have Avila reacting,
flinching in anticipation. Avila tries to clinch and gets shoved
away by Lobov, who switches to orthodox stance midway through the
round. Lobov slams Avila’s lead leg with a few hard kicks, goes
back to southpaw and sends a hard left straight down the center.
Lobov continues to control the center of the cage, flicking out
punches and kicks as he moves Avila around the edge. Avila swings
reactive punches but hasn’t really connected with any meaningful
counters so far. Lobov finishes the round with a couple body kicks
before shoving Avila against the wall.

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Round 2

Lobov opens the second frame with a kick to Avila’s left knee,
which is already bearing some redness from damage sustained in
round one. Again, it’s Lobov working from the middle while Avila
moves cautiously around the outside. Avila steps off to try a
clinch and winds up getting spun against the fence. The
featherweights separate and Lobov connects with a left hand to
Avila’s ribs. Lobov’s hands are by his waist, showing little
respect for Avila as he stands in the pocket. Avila is trying to
mount some offense, firing jabs at Lobov’s head and body, but most
of the punches continue to pull up short. Two minutes remain in the
round, and now Lobov shuts down a double-leg attempt from the
American. Avila bounces an overhand right off Lobov’s face; the
Russian reacts by walking forward with his arms raised, trying to
taunt Avila into an exchange. Avila keeps his distance down the
stretch, but he absorbs a few more kicks to his bruised left leg.

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Round 3

Lobov gets back to work on Avila’s left leg, hurling hard kicks at
the damaged limb in the first moments of the final round. Avila
backs up to the fence and has to cover up as Lobov attacks the body
with punches. A clash of heads has opened a cut between Lobov’s
eyes, and referee Mark Smith wants the doctor to have a look. Lobov
is cleared to continue and picks up where he left off, following
Avila around the edge of the cage. Avila finds an opportunity with
90 seconds left when Lobov slips to the ground on a punch, but “The
Russian Hammer” threatens with a heel hook and forces the UFC
newcomer to stand. Lobov continues to walk down Avila in the
closing seconds, seemingly comfortable with a likely win on the
judges’ scorecards.

The Official Result

Round 1

Pennington fires a few kicks at the body of Phillips as the
bantamweights circle in the opening minute. Phillips opts for a
clinch and muscles Pennington against the wall with over-unders.
Pennington reverses but is still wrapped up, and Phillips is able
to turn her around again with some effort. They fight off the
fence, still tangled, still working for position as they stagger to
the opposite wall. Pennington finally breaks free with about 70
seconds on the clock, and she marches straight at Phillips. “Rocky”
shoots a double-leg and, after a cage grab from Phillips, completes
the takedown at the fence. Phillips grabs a guillotine from the
bottom and keeps hold of Pennington’s neck as she stands.
Pennington shakes her off just before the round comes to a close.

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Round 2

Phillips comes looking for an early clinch, then drops for a
single-leg takedown attempt, but Pennington catches her in a
headlock as they fall to the ground. Phillips, who’s on top in
Pennington’s half guard, has to work her way out of the bad spot
before she can take advantage of top position. Phillips frees
herself with just over three minutes left in the round, but
Pennington is able to power back to her feet in the same instant.
Phillips keeps her trapped on the fence, and now the bantamweights
fight for position in the tie-up. Pennington tries a clinch knee,
tries to spin Phillips around, but she can’t create any space.
Phillips’ takedown attempt doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, but
she won’t let go of Pennington’s legs. Pennington stands her up and
hurls Phillips to the ground in the final seconds, dropping short
punches and elbows just before the horn.

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Round 3

Pennington instigates a clinch and wrestles Phillips to the ground
in the first 90 seconds of the final round. Phillips goes to her
knees, allowing Pennington to climb on her back and establish both
hooks. “Rocky” begins working for a rear-naked choke, slowly moving
her right arm across Phillips’ neck. Phillips blocks the choke and
rolls to her back, leaving Pennington in full mount. Pennington
drops a few punches before Phillips rolls again; this time, when
Pennington tries to take her back, Phillips keeps rolling and
claims top position. Phillips shoves Pennington against the base of
the fence but can’t hold her there, and Pennington is back on her
feet with 30 seconds on the clock. Pennington tries one finaly
takedown but can’t put Phillips on the mat, and they finish the
fight clinching on the fence.

The Official Result

Round 1

Garbrandt tries some flashy attacks early on, lobbing a side kick
at Mizugaki and then dropping to one knee to have a kick at the
Japanese fighter’s legs. The Team Alpha Male fighter presses
forward and clubs Mizugaki with a massive right cross on the jaw.
Mizugaki’s legs give out, and Garbrandt polishes him off with heavy
ground-and-pound, forcing referee John McCarthy into action for the
stoppage.

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Round 1

Homasi circles to his left around the edge of the cage, out of
range of the taller southpaw Means, who steps forward with a
range-finding jab and scores with a left hand follow-up. Homasi
comes shooting for a takedown, gets denied on the first attempt but
manages to drive Means to the floor with his second effort. Means
stands and separates, then presses forward again, this time
catching Homasi in a bodylock and pushing him to the fence. Homasi
escapes quickly and catches Means with a good left hook as he backs
up. Homasi scores another powerful takedown but again can’t keep
Means on the floor. The “Dirty Bird” jumps back to his feet and
slices Homasi open with a standing elbow strike to the forehead.
Blood is leaking all over Homasi’s face as Means tries to trap him
against the fence and do damage with rangy punches. Homasi looks to
be fading as the final 20 seconds tick down, and Means gives him no
breathing room, attacking until the horn.

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Round 2

Means gets straight back to work, trying to back up Homasi against
the fence with long punches and kicks. Homasi’s cut was closed up
between rounds, but it’s only a minute before blood is streaming
down his face again. Means gets Homasi on the run with some knees
to the body and hard, hooking punches. Homasi looks exhausted,
swinging at air and leaping at Means with knees that come up well
short. Means is slap-boxing him now, in between powerful right
hands. A piston-like jab pushes Homasi backward to the fence, where
Means closes in to deliver another powerful left, then a right hand
over the top. Homasi is a bloody mess, absorbing more punches now,
and referee Herb Dean steps between the fighters to stop the
beating.

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Round 1

Perry rushes out to meet Lim, who circles off to avoid an immediate
exchange. Lim pumps his jab as he presses forward on Perry, who’s
giving up about six inches in height to the Korean veteran. Perry
reaches high and sticks a jab on Lim’s face as the American tries
to come back to the center of the cage. Lim takes a body kick to
land a straight right down the center; he has an uppercut blocked,
and Perry sticks out his tongue to antagonize him. Lim goes to
throw another uppercut and gets picked off by Perry’s counter right
hook. Lim hits the deck in the center of the cage, and Perry
immediately pounces, trying to mount. Perry has to settle for side
control, where he secures crucifix position and tries to pound out
Lim with right hands. The much larger Lim is able to power back to
his feet, but as he jabs his way forward, Perry floors him with a
big right hand. Lim is covering up well enough to stay in the
fight, but referee John McCarthy is taking a close look as Perry
continues his ground-and-pound attack. Lim recovers enough to stand
up with 90 seconds on the clock, only to be felled by Perry’s left
hand again. This time, referee McCarthy only lets Lim take one or
two follow-up punches before stepping in to stop the fight.

The Official Result

Round 1

Cerrone shoots for and completes an early takedown, planting Story
on the mat in the center of the cage inside the opening minute.
Story sits up and drives forward, both men standing up as they run
up against the fence. Now it’s Story fishing for Cerrone’s legs,
executing a takedown of his own about 90 seconds into the fight.
Cerrone throws up a triangle as soon as his back touches the
ground, but Story slips loose and shucks the legs to pass to side
control. Cerrone rolls to his knees and Story moves to ride
position, mashing “Cowboy” with heavy right hands and knees to the
body. Cerrone bursts back to his feet with two minutes left in the
opening round; Story touches him with a body kick and a straight
left on the chin. Story is switching between stances as he and
Cerrone circle one another in the center of the cage. Cerrone
closes out the round with a few leg kicks and one to the body,
denying a late takedown attempt from Story as well.

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Round 2

Cerrone flashes jabs and works the legs of Story with kicks as the
welterweights circle early in round two. Story continues to switch
stances as he stands in front of Cerrone, but “The Horror” isn’t
attacking much from orthodox or southpaw. More jabs and leg kicks
get Story moving backward, then leaning over, and Cerrone catches
him with a body shot-head kick combination. A wobbly Story turns
his back to try and escape, but he runs up against the fence.
Cerrone catches up and drops Story to his knees with more punches,
and after a couple more unanswered strikes, referee Herb Dean steps
in for the stoppage.

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Round 1

Johnson comes out swinging murderous right hands, but he takes a
short left on the chin as he circles. The next punch from “Rumble,”
a right-handed uppercut, finds the button and flattens Teixeira in
an instant. Johnson follows up with a pair of hammerfists before
referee Dan Miragliotta can get between the fighters, then jumps on
the cage to celebrate as a half-conscious Teixeira tries to grapple
with the ref.

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Round 1

Veteran referee John McCarthy is the third man in the cage for
tonight’s welterweight headliner, with judges Derek Cleary, Jeff
Mullen and Glenn Trowbridge scoring the bout. The fighters are kept
feet apart during final instructions, and there is no touch of
gloves before or after the opening bell. McGregor opens with a pair
of outside leg kicks as he pushes out from the center, moving Diaz
backward toward the fence. Two more kicks connect on Diaz’s lead
right leg, then another after he tries to step toward the middle.
Diaz checks the next kick and gives McGregor one of his own.
McGregor steps forward and connects with a left hand over the top.
Diaz seems to recover quickly, then gets sent to the floor with a
straight left. McGregor allows the jiu-jitsu specialist to stand as
the enter the third minute of the opening round. Another slapping
leg kick connects for McGregor, who shakes his head after dodging a
two-piece Diaz combo. McGregor finds his straight left again as he
catches Diaz leaning. The American’s face is marked up already, and
he seems increasingly concerned with checking McGregor’s low kicks.
Diaz takes another leg kick and walks into a left hand. The next
kick from McGregor catches Diaz planting to throw a punch, and it
looks like the hardest shot so far. Diaz is starting to talk to
McGregor, throwing up his hands and walking forward on the
Irishman. McGregor closes the round with a straight left and right
hook, and Diaz is still trying to talk to him after the horn.

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Round 2

Diaz checks the first leg kick from McGregor, but the second one
lands with authority. McGregor catches the American with another
left hand, putting Diaz on his seat again. McGregor tells him to
stand, then sends him right back to the floor with another
combination. Diaz is bloodied now, leaking fluid from his nose as
he staggers around the outside. Diaz grabs for McGregor’s legs,
can’t get there, and now McGregor pushes forward with more leg
kicks. Diaz tries to answer in kind, but there’s not much behind
his kicks at this point. Three minutes remain in the second round,
and McGregor is firmly in control of the bout. The leg kicks and
left hands keep coming; though Diaz is trying to get back in the
fight, the openings are simply not there. McGregor stands in front
of Diaz but keeps his distance, diving inside to deliver more kicks
and snappy punches. Suddenly, with 90 seconds left, Diaz starts to
gain some steam. The Stockton native’s slapping punches are finding
a home, and McGregor is being forced to his back foot. McGregor
stumbles as he moves backward and eats a hard right as he finds his
footing. Diaz swarms him against the fence, teeing off with both
hands while McGregor tries to hold on and slow the pace. A looping
right hand, now a body shot score for Diaz as the final seconds
tick down.

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Round 3

The welterweights have traded positions at the start of round
three, with Diaz pushing out from the center and McGregor circling
around the perimeter. Diaz steps out with a two-piece, pushes
McGregor against the fence and looks for a trip takedown, but
McGregor blocks it and reverses. Diaz spins him around again, now
80 seconds into the round. McGregor slaps with palm strikes to the
sides of Diaz’s head as he fights off the clinch and trip. McGregor
separates and pops Diaz with an elbow on the way out, then follows
him to land a leg kick. Now it’s McGregor back in the middle and
Diaz taking a breather, jawing at “The Notorious” between
exchanges. McGregor throws a kick, but it’s snatched up by Diaz and
used to run the Irish champ against the fence. Diaz scores with
some short left hands, drops levels and tries a double-leg, but
it’s blocked by McGregor. Halfway through the round, McGregor spins
to take the outside position in the clinch. Diaz walks him along
the fence, maybe looking for a trip, then reverses and lands
body-head on the split. McGregor is jogging away as Diaz walks him
down, drawing a mocking finger-point and more words from Diaz. A
leg kick lands for McGregor, then a sweeping right hand for Diaz.
They tie up away from the fence with 60 seconds left, then Diaz
pops McGregor with a one-two on the break. Diaz shoves McGregor
against the wall and begins teeing off with punches, rocking
McGregor’s head from side to side. McGregor eats an uppercut, a
right hook, but he’s still standing up against the fence. Final 20
seconds now, and Diaz is still at it, hurting McGregor with a body
blow and a knee to the face. McGregor is purely defensive here, but
he’ll survive to see the fourth round.

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Round 4

Diaz opens the fourth round with a body shot; McGregor gets him
back with a few hard leg kicks. Diaz is pawing at the blood running
down his face, some of it into his right eye. It’s Diaz pressing
forward, but McGregor is doing better work jabbing off his back
foot in this frame. McGregor steps forward to land another stiff
jab, now a leg kick that seems to sting Diaz, who hops away. Diaz
shoots for a takedown at the fence, but McGregor stuffs it and
peels away the American’s hands. Diaz switches to body shots,
peppering both sides of McGregor’s ribcage with short punches.
McGregor lands a short elbow in the clinch; Diaz gives him one in
return and then goes back to holding McGregor against the wall.
McGregor spins him around inside the final two minutes, then breaks
away with a punching combo. A left hand from Diaz appears to wobble
McGregor, but the featherweight ace responds with a punch of his
own just seconds later. Body-head combination scores for McGregor,
and Diaz looks to be fading here as rivers of blood continue to
cover his face.

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Round 5

Diaz walks forward and gets roughed up by a leaping knee, but he
catches hold of McGregor and shoves him against the fence. McGregor
reverses after 20 seconds and breaks away from the clinch, leaving
Diaz with another punch to his grisly face. McGregor strolls away
with his back turned, hands on his hips, and Diaz follows him to
bring on another clinch. Diaz drops for yet another double-leg
attempt, but McGregor blocks this one, too. Diaz switches to body
shots, then slaps McGregor with a right hand. McGregor walks away
with his hands on his hips again; Diaz walks after him and sticks
out a middle finger. Diaz gets McGregor moving backward and leaning
over, then tags him with a right hand. Now it’s a clinch from Diaz,
pulling down McGregor’s head to tee him up for a knee which doesn’t
materialize. Diaz scores with a knee to the body, tries another
takedown and gets blocked by McGregor, who takes a look up at the
clock and sees 90 seconds remaining. Diaz is doing good work in the
clinch but he whiffs on a slashing elbow and allows McGregor to
spin him around. McGregor hits a trip takedown, but Diaz is back on
his feet seconds later. Down to the final half minute, Diaz
continues to pepper with short punches in the tie-up. He finally
trips McGregor to the ground with only moments to go, and Diaz
closes out the fight with some ground-and-pound.